When Moral Clarity Becomes Controversial

Saying the Uncomfortable Truth Out Loud

Radical Islam is a bad thing. Given reality, you should be able to say this out loud without being accused Islamophobic. Whenever a definable and identifiable group calls for the end of your way of life and your death, these are not the good guys. Rationalizing their motives, much less their behavior, is nothing less than trading lives for political correctness. This has to come to an end, and we owe nobody an apology for pursuing the objective of ending the murder of people in the name of any religion.

Victims Are Not the Problem

Reality and good sense need to defeat the voices that would essentially place the guilt on the victims of this violence. Western Civilization does not owe an apology for failing to embrace the idea of a Muslim religious state operating under Sharia. After all, you might not want to push someone off a building for the crime of being a homosexual.

September 11 and Moral Clarity

On September 11, 2001, Muslim terrorists killed nearly 3000 innocent Americans. Attempts to paint 9-11 as the United States receiving appropriate punishment for being infidels is sickening, unacceptable, and wrong. Our country has several dates to recognize victims of evil, starting with Martin Luther King Day and Juneteenth. That is proper and appropriate. These people suffered from white racism. There is no shortage of attention to this terrible wrongdoing. Again, this is the right thing to do.

Why Is 9/11 Treated Differently?

What about 9-11? As we dug out from the ruins of the attacks, we were all warned to avoid stereotyping all Muslims. One wonders why this courtesy is not extended to others, such as white, male heterosexuals.

Selective Sensitivities

In 2010, liberal journalist Juan Williams had his relationship with National Public Radio (NPR) come to an end. He admitted to feeling nervous when he was in a crowd of Muslims in their traditional attire. Apparently, while we all deserve support and understanding when dealing with everyday issues such as fear of heights, worry about being killed by radical Muslims is hateful and unjustified.

Looking at the Numbers

What are the facts? Between 2001 and 2024 (the last year with complete data), there have been 56,000 attacks throughout the world, done in the name of Islam, resulting in approximately 200,000 deaths. In that same period, one database indicates 18 instances of violence that they categorized as being in the name of Christian Nationalism in the United States. Even if you accept this figure (and I do not), the contrast speaks for itself.

The Silence That Fuels Fear

As upsetting as anything else is the failure of the Muslim community as a whole, and their clergy in particular, to clearly and loudly denounce any and all terrorism done in the name of fulfilling the goals and aims of Islam. Maybe one reason for a level of general fear of Muslims rests in their deafening silence in response to these acts of terror.

Drawing a Necessary Distinction

It is very hard to have a civil conversation with someone who openly calls for your death. For sure, there is such a thing as Islamophobia. At the same time, wanting an end to acts of terror motivated by following the Muslim faith is a lot of things. Islamophobia is not one of them.

What’s at Stake

The lack of will to confront radical Islam for what it is and does is beyond dangerous. It is signing our own death certificates. We need not hate them back to reject everything radical Islam represents. Let people of goodwill and of all faiths pray and work for this to come to an end.

The Question That Matters

Remember this: It would be tragic if the fear of being labeled Islamophobic prevented us from standing firmly against radical Islam and those who refuse to condemn it. Lives depend on it. What do you think?